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Regional center · RCOC

Regional Center of Orange County

Serves Orange County. Figures below are reported by the California Department of Developmental Services for the whole catchment area.

Tri-Counties Regional CenterAlta California Regional CenterSan Andreas Regional CenterGolden Gate Regional CenterRedwood Coast Regional CenterKern Regional CenterSan Diego Regional CenterRegional Center of Orange CountyFar Northern Regional CenterRegional Center of the East BayInland Regional CenterCentral Valley Regional CenterValley Mountain Regional CenterNorth Bay Regional CenterHarbor Regional CenterFrank D. Lanterman Regional CenterSan Gabriel/Pomona Regional CenterWestside Regional CenterSouth Central Los Angeles Regional CenterEastern Los Angeles Regional CenterNorth Los Angeles County Regional Center
Catchment areas from the California Department of Developmental Services. Select an area to open that regional center.
Regional centers · DDS

People served with an autism diagnosis on record

Monthly counts of people the center serves whose record includes an autism diagnosis. People not receiving regional center services are not included.

Autism diagnosis on record12,720Through Nov 30, 2025California Department of Developmental Services
Twelve months earlier11,214Through Nov 30, 2024California Department of Developmental Services
People served with an autism diagnosis on record, by monthRegional Center of Orange County, Dec 2014 to Nov 2025
04,0008,00012,00016,00020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202512,720
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PeriodRCOC
20144,926
20154,949
20155,007
20155,044
20155,077
20155,114
20155,161
20155,190
20155,246
20155,281
20155,347
20155,369
20155,404
20165,435
20165,473
20165,520
20165,579
20165,605
20165,641
20165,688
20165,753
20165,791
20165,842
20165,883
20165,913
20175,955
20175,988
20176,040
20176,065
20176,108
20176,134
20176,192
20176,231
20176,292
20176,340
20176,376
20176,444
20186,473
20186,490
20186,553
20186,583
20186,617
20186,679
20186,718
20186,755
20186,793
20186,826
20186,861
20186,917
20196,955
20196,995
20197,061
20197,108
20197,172
20197,248
20197,287
20197,353
20197,402
20197,452
20197,508
20197,554
20207,588
20207,658
20207,690
20207,744
20207,798
20207,847
20207,881
20207,929
20207,963
20208,000
20208,029
20208,057
20218,109
20218,135
20218,170
20218,217
20218,269
20218,313
20218,377
20218,426
20218,467
20218,546
20218,574
20218,635
20228,685
20228,718
20228,756
20228,793
20228,838
20228,871
20228,923
20228,958
20229,008
20229,048
20229,092
20229,180
20239,224
20239,268
20239,346
20239,389
20239,453
20239,524
20239,550
20239,534
20239,831
20239,919
20239,991
202310,066
202410,163
202410,169
202410,391
202410,466
202410,553
202410,683
202410,763
202410,891
202410,988
202411,091
202411,214
202411,326
202511,417
202511,511
202511,665
202511,788
202511,917
202512,051
202512,193
202512,336
202512,481
202512,589
202512,720

What this measures: Counts people served by a regional center, not everyone with the condition. One person can have several diagnoses, so these counts cannot be added together. Figures cover the center's whole catchment area and are not split by county.

To ask RCOC for an evaluation, find its intake line in the DDS regional center directory. Early Start covers children under 3; regional center eligibility covers people 3 and older.

Regional centers · DDS

Caseload by status

Everyone on RCOC's caseload at the end of each month, from DDS's Monthly Consumer Caseload report. This counts people of every age and every qualifying condition, not only autism.

Early Start, under 33,445Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 6.3% from 3,241 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
In intake, age 3 and older510Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 8.1% from 472 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Provisionally eligible (under age 5)1,084Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 9.7% from 988 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
All people served29,697Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 6.3% from 27,933 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Early Start, intake and provisional eligibility, by monthRegional Center of Orange County, Jun 2022 to Sep 2026
01,0002,0003,0004,0002022-062022-122023-062023-122024-062024-122025-062025-122026-062026-093,4455101,084
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PeriodEarly Start, under 3In intake, 3 and olderProvisional
2022-063,353226408
2022-073,392256459
2022-083,351269489
2022-093,324271538
2024-053,439329935
2024-063,484333923
2024-073,496321936
2024-083,494328918
2024-093,470324929
2024-103,451310929
2024-113,500321943
2024-123,475330973
2025-013,404322986
2025-023,317416984
2025-033,353445998
2025-043,379473986
2025-053,407539993
2025-063,374548992
2025-073,3445501,001
2025-083,220500984
2025-093,241472988
2025-103,250476979
2025-113,308443993
2025-123,3633931,004
2026-013,3393281,023
2026-023,2983321,014
2026-033,3063921,024
2026-043,2964541,040
2026-053,3745311,044
2026-063,3955681,044
2026-073,4015441,065
2026-083,4905111,077
2026-093,4455101,084

The line breaks where DDS has no usable report: the files DDS posted between November 2022 and April 2024 all repeat the June 2022 report, so those 19 months are left empty rather than filled in.

What this measures: Everyone on the regional center's caseload at the end of the report month, by DDS status: intake (status 0, being evaluated), Early Start (status 1, under age 3), active under the Lanterman Act (status 2), state-operated (status 8) and provisional eligibility (status U, children under 5). DDS redacts cells of 1 to 10 people and builds its totals by rounding each redacted cell to the nearest ten, so a total can differ from the true count by a few people per redacted cell. Regional centers report for their whole catchment area, never by county.

To ask RCOC for an evaluation, find its intake line in the DDS regional center directory. Early Start covers children under 3; regional center eligibility covers people 3 and older.

Regional centers · DDS

Spending on purchased services

What RCOC paid vendors for services in FY 2024–25 (July to June), from DDS's Annual Purchase of Service Report. Staff time at the regional center itself, including intake and service coordination, is not included.

Total purchase-of-service spending$769.3MFiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $614.8M

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person counted$25,239Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $21,054

California Department of Developmental Services
Share of authorized services used64.5%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 66.6%

California Department of Developmental Services
People with no purchased services20.0%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 23.6%

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person, by ageRegional Center of Orange County, FY 2024–25. Statewide figures for comparison.
  • Ages 0–2 · RCOC$6,486
  • Ages 0–2 · California$6,574
  • Ages 3–21 · RCOC$8,090
  • Ages 3–21 · California$9,632
  • Ages 22 and older · RCOC$53,748
  • Ages 22 and older · California$55,401
Race or ethnicity, all ages, FY 2024–25
Race or ethnicityPeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
American Indian or Alaska Native42$40,443$29,522Suppressed
Asian5,393$21,027$23,31218.1%
Black or African American682$32,259$33,29320.2%
Hispanic10,963$15,798$16,12423.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander57$14,747$24,565Suppressed
Other race or more than one4,771$17,344$13,66519.7%
White8,572$43,795$39,59016.3%
Preferred language, all ages, FY 2024–25
Preferred languagePeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Other473$33,878$31,90218.2%
Chinese96$29,661$30,22017.7%
English23,963$27,759$25,11118.5%
Spanish4,874$14,020$15,89426.0%
Vietnamese1,074$15,731$20,31726.4%
Qualifying condition, all ages, FY 2024–25
Qualifying conditionPeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Autism12,249$23,367$18,99024.2%
Cerebral palsy2,806$46,391$50,45021.7%
Epilepsy2,956$50,013$58,50520.8%
Fifth category2,027$24,574$26,94226.4%
Intellectual disability11,690$44,132$44,45820.1%
Other6,784$5,534$5,3228.5%

What this measures: Fiscal year July to June. People counted are those active in January of the fiscal year or with any purchased service during it; someone who moved between regional centers can be counted at both. Spending covers services the regional center bought from vendors (purchase of service), not its own staff. Per-person spending divides by everyone counted, including people with no purchases, and is not adjusted for age or need: centers serving more adults in residential care spend more per person. DDS suppresses small cells. DDS changed how race and language are recorded late in FY 2024–25 and advises caution comparing those groups across years.

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To ask RCOC for an evaluation, find its intake line in the DDS regional center directory. Early Start covers children under 3; regional center eligibility covers people 3 and older.

Regional centers · DDS

Other qualifying conditions on record

A person can have more than one of these diagnoses, so the rows overlap. Adding them up would count some people twice.

Condition (DDS data dictionary)People with this diagnosis on recordThrough
Autism spectrum disorder12,720Nov 30, 2025
Intellectual disability11,488Nov 30, 2025
Cerebral palsy2,728Nov 30, 2025
Epilepsy2,888Nov 30, 2025
Fifth category2,023Nov 30, 2025
How to ask for an evaluation

Intake at Regional Center of Orange County

We have not yet checked RCOC's intake contacts ourselves. The DDS regional center directory lists its phone numbers and offices. Children under 3 can be referred to Early Start without a doctor's referral; people 3 and older can apply for regional center eligibility.

Counties in this catchment area

Orange County

Orange

Catchment description as published by DDS: “Orange County”

Sources

Where these numbers come from

Figures are copied from public files without adjustment. Suppressed cells stay blank. Each source's own definitions apply.

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  1. Regional centers · DDSDDS Consumers by Diagnosis, Early Start Consumers, and Regional CenterCalifornia Department of Developmental Services, via the California Open Data Portal (CC BY)
    Editions used
    ckan-2026-10-08
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    Oct 16, 2026
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  2. Regional centers · DDSDDS Monthly Consumer Caseload, Regional Center Caseloads by StatusCalifornia Department of Developmental Services, Monthly Consumer Caseload report
    Editions used
    2026-09
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    Oct 17, 2026
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    Public information; DDS de-identified public release
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  3. Regional centers · DDSDDS Annual Purchase of Service (POS) Reports, machine-readableCalifornia Department of Developmental Services, Annual Purchase of Service Reports (WIC 4519.5)
    Editions used
    2024-25
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    Oct 17, 2026
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    Public information; de-identified under the CalHHS De-Identification Guidelines
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